Delta’s Move at LAX Means Years More of Construction There

In its ongoing bid to be the dominant airline at LAX, Delta airlines has been given the greenlight to move forward with its $1.9 billion relocation from terminals 5 and 6 on the south side of the airport, to terminals 2 and 3 on the north side. While the move does include the sorts of posh new upgrades passengers will ultimately embrace, in the shorter term the move will mean lots of navigating around airport construction sites as the giant airline makes the massive move while continuing day-to-day operations. Delta will also be adding gates, boosting their number from 16 to 22. In a show of how important the battle for airline dominance has become at the popular North American hub, Delta just completed a $229 million upgrade of its soon-to-be abandoned terminal 5. Read more…